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Stroller roller

There is a poster in the window of the Baillie house inviting participation in a moms and stroller walking exercise. Meeting at rotary park 1:00  March through June  for an hour of pushing strollers with others.

The ad is not gender neutral,  June 1st is also the start of bicycle month in BC’s lower mainland.

Health and the environment should be the concern for the best interest of people. Opinion: we applaud all efforts to these ends and especially when they are inclusive.

Today in History, May 29th,1999

The space shuttle Discovery completes is first docking with the International Space Station.

The week in pictures 5/26/12

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Merit of Merritt

Its good that it is friday….

The Country Music Festival run by Active Mountain Entertainment, Claude Levere has been cancelled do to low ticket sales about  a month and a half before the event.

Today in History: May 25, 2011

The last Oprah show is broadcast.

By election

A local councilor,Norm Brigdan has resigned his  seat and is moving to Vancouver Island to take a new job. The course for filling the seat is that there is not an unreasonable delay.  The election is 80 days after the appointment of a returning officer. The talk is for a September election.

Today in History: May 24, 1962

Mercury space project sees an man orbit the earth in a space vehicle.

Ticket

There is a photo copy of a speeding ticket displayed in a building in the commercial district of downtown. One hundred and ninety six dollars for 100 k in a 70 k zone ; note says: right at the change and asks the question are the police officers pirates.  There is also a note on a boarded broken window saying I pay 7800 dollars a year taxes  the city pays 2.1 million for police and this is  all I get ,talk to the Mayor.

Editors note : Merritt British Columbia has a population of about 8000 and pays 70 percent of the costs of the federal officers contracted to supply municipal policing. In March the RCMP renewed a 20 year contract to supply municipal policing to the province. Right after signing an agreement the force hit municipalities for a substantial raise.

Today in History: May 23,1873

The Parliament of Canada creates the North West Mounted Police, later to become The RCMP

Iron Mountain

The old timers in the Nicola Valley say not to plant your gardens untill all the snow is gone from the local Iron Mountain. or the long weekend in May. Only one event has fully occurred as of today.

Today in History: May 22, 1980

The video game Pac -Man is released.

The week in pictures 5/19/12

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Merit of Merritt
Its good that it is friday….

Happy Vicoria Day weekend

Today in History,  May,18 1995

Shawn Nelson , 35 goes on a rampage in  San Diego  in a tank.

Bright Red Book Shelf

Literacy Merritt has a number of book selves about the town. Books on the honour system can be taken and returned with little control. There is one in Brambles Bakery and one at the CPO office on the 2000 block of Quilchena.

A source says there are about a dozen locations where used books of all kinds are available to take read enjoy.

Today in History, May 17th 1970

Thor Heyerdahl sets sail from Morocco in a papyrus boat The RA 11

Whet your Palette

Exhibition of art by Fame Mackney at the Court House gallery is on this week.The show runs from May 11- June 9th with a reception Saturday, May 19, 4-6.

The Gallery hours are Thursdays 4-8 pm Friday and Saturday 12 noon to 6 pm

Fame has a gothic style and presents a number of works of human form, characterized by the Director of the Gallery as mild erotica.

The Gallery is endorsed by the Arts Council and the British Columbia Arts Council.

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Today in History: May 14, 1973

Sky Lab the first space station is launched.

Today in history May 13 ,1989

A hunger strike by students occupies Tiananmen Square in China

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Today in History, May 11, 1987Klaus Barbie goes on trial as a war criminal from the Second World War.